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We've seen presidents function just fine despite far worse health impairments - Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, to mention two. Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack, a stroke, and a bout with colitis as president. Millions of Americans suffer from migraines and still perform as productive members of society. I doubt anyone will vote for or against Michele Bachmann based on this revelation.

Her bigger problem is that she seems to have a plethora of ex-staffers eager to badmouth her to the media. Not only does this not testify well to her performance as a manager, it means an endless drip-drip-drip of negative publicity.

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